Canine scent detection of human cancers: A review of methods and accuracy

E Moser, M McCulloch - Journal of Veterinary Behavior, 2010 - Elsevier
Early detection of cancers, although essential for treatment effectiveness, can be difficult to
achieve, and some tests introduce additional health risks. New, non-invasive detection …

Olfactory detection of cancer by trained sniffer dogs: A systematic review of the literature

F Pirrone, M Albertini - Journal of Veterinary Behavior, 2017 - Elsevier
Early diagnosis of cancer using effective screening methods is crucial for successful
treatment. Recently, much attention has been given to the use of odors emitted in the form of …

Canine olfactory detection of cancer versus laboratory testing: myth or opportunity?

G Lippi, G Cervellin - Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine, 2012 - degruyter.com
According to the most recent global cancer statistics, the burden of malignancies continues
to increase worldwide, so that there is a compelling need to reinforce the screening …

Accuracy of canine scent detection of non–small cell lung cancer in blood serum

H Junqueira, TA Quinn, R Biringer… - The Journal of the …, 2019 - degruyter.com
Context Early detection provides the best opportunity for lung cancer survival; however, lung
cancer is difficult to detect early because symptoms do not often appear until later stages …

Testing ovarian cancer cell lines to train dogs to detect ovarian cancer from blood plasma: A pilot study

M Murarka, ZI Vesley-Gross, JL Essler, PG Smith… - Journal of Veterinary …, 2019 - Elsevier
Ovarian cancer is known as a “silent killer” because of its nonspecific symptoms and
generally late diagnosis due to the lack of reliable early detection tools. Medical detection …

Study of the art: canine olfaction used for cancer detection on the basis of breath odour. Perspectives and limitations

T Jezierski, M Walczak, T Ligor… - Journal of breath …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
Experimental studies using trained dogs to identify breath odour markers of human cancer,
published in the recent decade, have been analyzed and compared with the authors' own …

Canine olfaction and electronic nose detection of volatile organic compounds in the detection of cancer: a review

SW Brooks, DR Moore, EB Marzouk, FR Glenn… - Cancer …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Olfactory cancer detection shows promise as an affordable, precise, and noninvasive way to
screen for cancer. This review focuses on two methods of olfactory cancer detection: first, the …

Canine olfaction as a disease detection technology: A systematic review

AE Juge, MF Foster, CL Daigle - Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Capitalizing on canine olfactory capacity is a promising strategy for detecting and
diagnosing human, animal, and plant diseases. The purpose of this review was to assess …

Animal olfactory detection of human diseases: Guidelines and systematic review

TL Edwards, CM Browne, A Schoon, C Cox… - Journal of veterinary …, 2017 - Elsevier
Animal olfactory detection of human diseases has attracted an increasing amount of interest
from researchers in recent years. Because of the inconsistent findings reported in this body …

Canine scent detection for the diagnosis of lung cancer in a screening-like situation

K Hackner, P Errhalt, MR Mueller… - Journal of breath …, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
The prognosis in lung cancer depends largely on early stage detection, and thus new
screening methods are attracting increasing attention. Canine scent detection has shown …